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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

4,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.42/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 470 lb · 127 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $404.87/cwt -10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 473 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.63/cwt -14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 522 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,481 5,904 6,345
Feeder cattle 3,827 5,025 5,315
Slaughter cattle 477 660 835
Replacement cattle 177 219 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady instances 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 245,995 compared to 256,329 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 42 620.00–730.00 $675.30 $1,506 +1.67
250–290 270 43 570.00–670.00 $632.64 $1,708 -0.20
300–340 323 73 540.00–640.00 $588.15 $1,900 +2.45
350–390 370 73 475.00–560.00 $519.16 $1,921 -3.02
400–445 423 80 390.00–500.00 $451.51 $1,910 -5.87
450–490 473 103 375.00–445.00 $404.87 $1,915 -10.52
500–545 522 103 350.00–405.00 $379.63 $1,982 -14.33
550–595 572 69 340.00–385.00 $363.00 $2,076 -16.50
600–640 623 82 310.00–355.00 $335.80 $2,092 -8.68
650–690 667 43 310.00–352.00 $336.26 $2,243 +7.19
700–740 721 8 260.00–300.00 $281.55 $2,030 -18.60
825–830 828 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 540.00–550.00 $544.78 $1,226 -75.54
250–295 273 39 530.00–600.00 $573.85 $1,567 +1.45
305–340 324 61 480.00–580.00 $553.14 $1,792 +9.84
355–390 376 53 395.00–510.00 $460.70 $1,732 -5.80
405–440 424 56 350.00–450.00 $419.86 $1,780 +7.16
450–490 472 66 340.00–395.00 $372.67 $1,759 -6.96
500–545 522 61 325.00–380.00 $347.82 $1,816 -9.07
550–590 570 50 320.00–350.00 $334.54 $1,907 -3.52
605–640 625 5 275.00–310.00 $298.80 $1,868 -5.71
655 655 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 ±0.00
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
890 890 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 41 490.00–530.00 $511.45 $1,642 +0.08
350–390 371 20 400.00–430.00 $415.12 $1,540 +0.44
405–440 424 39 375.00–415.00 $392.73 $1,665 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 230 14 530.00–630.00 $590.89 $1,359 +15.08
250–295 266 56 490.00–620.00 $545.33 $1,451 -2.74
295 fancy 295 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,711 +40.00
305–345 320 101 450.00–560.00 $514.54 $1,647 +14.57
350–395 369 88 420.00–480.00 $445.54 $1,644 -1.55
385 fancy 385 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,983 +10.14
400–440 423 97 370.00–440.00 $408.37 $1,727 -6.28
435–445 fancy 440 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 —
450–495 470 125 350.00–405.00 $369.05 $1,735 -0.86
470–495 fancy 483 2 390.00–395.00 $392.56 $1,896 —
500–545 521 73 310.00–360.00 $337.23 $1,757 -2.53
540 fancy 540 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 -10.00
555–590 569 60 280.00–350.00 $329.63 $1,876 +5.46
575 fancy 575 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,041 —
605 fancy 605 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 —
600–635 620 68 280.00–340.00 $320.13 $1,985 +2.75
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 -24.89
740 740 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,109 +21.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 -18.71
250–285 271 21 430.00–540.00 $479.15 $1,298 -8.93
305–340 323 63 405.00–470.00 $449.20 $1,451 -0.63
350–395 375 74 350.00–430.00 $403.31 $1,512 -3.93
400–445 423 58 310.00–405.00 $376.78 $1,594 +0.14
450–490 472 59 300.00–365.00 $341.16 $1,610 -0.74
500–535 520 41 285.00–335.00 $315.95 $1,643 +3.29
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 -13.46
690 690 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 19 400.00–430.00 $412.72 $1,321 -4.09
355–380 368 10 370.00–390.00 $380.34 $1,400 +8.93
410–440 429 37 335.00–360.00 $345.31 $1,481 -2.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 221 22 650.00–710.00 $677.99 $1,498 +28.79
260–290 275 15 590.00–660.00 $623.63 $1,715 +3.86
310–345 327 20 440.00–640.00 $582.65 $1,905 -8.29
355–390 373 24 510.00–550.00 $538.66 $2,009 +36.44
435 435 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 -5.85
455–490 472 17 380.00–410.00 $386.61 $1,825 -7.58
505–540 523 33 330.00–395.00 $341.86 $1,788 -13.20
560–585 571 6 315.00–345.00 $324.16 $1,851 -3.42
690 690 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,001 —
770 770 2 270.00–285.00 $277.50 $2,137 +7.60
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 227 7 500.00–560.00 $527.17 $1,197 —
255–290 271 7 450.00–610.00 $540.63 $1,465 +4.61
305–340 324 23 450.00–530.00 $496.43 $1,608 +11.70
355–395 373 17 390.00–510.00 $466.38 $1,740 +8.64
420–445 433 8 350.00–415.00 $389.52 $1,687 -7.69
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 -21.52
500–535 528 12 300.00–345.00 $318.32 $1,681 -3.36
605–635 623 3 240.00–275.00 $253.57 $1,580 -24.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1320 1020 80-85% 4 115.00–119.00 $117.51 $1,199 -3.52
950–1300 1079 80-85% 11 130.00–136.00 $132.99 $1,435 —
815–1620 1261 80-85% 142 121.00–142.00 $133.19 $1,680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $755 —
910–1610 1198 85-90% 60 110.00–130.00 $125.05 $1,498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1350 1179 75-80% 11 130.00–142.00 $135.47 $1,597 -10.84
1325–1745 1509 75-80% 7 118.00–135.00 $125.71 $1,897 —
1660–1680 1672 75-80% 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $1,834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1960 1572 52 154.00–204.00 $176.61 $2,776 -8.34
1120–1710 1573 37 151.00–177.00 $169.09 $2,660 -15.86
1140–2065 1715 6 167.50–190.00 $181.65 $3,115 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620–1165 997 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 39 97.50–220.00 $192.65 $1,921

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1185 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 16 220.00–290.00 $258.94 $2,758
1065–1310 1196 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 160.00–174.00 $165.82 $1,983
1205–1285 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 180.00–184.00 $182.02 $2,239
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155–1250 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–3,500.00 $3,006.82 —
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.